Samsung SGH-F508 User manual

Brand: Samsung

Model: SGH-F508

Category: Mobile phones

Type: User manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in

this guide may not match your phone exactly.

* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations

in this guide.

World Wide Web

http://www.samsungmobile.com

Printed in Korea

Code No.:GH68-15530A

English. 08/2007. Rev. 1.0

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SGH-F508

User’s Guide

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Important safety

precautions

Drive safely at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving.

Park your vehicle first.

Switch off the phone when refuelling

Do not use the phone at a refuelling point

(service station) or near fuels or chemicals.

Switch off in an aircraft

Wireless phones can cause interference.

Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and

dangerous.

Switch off the phone near all medical

equipment

Hospitals or health care facilities may be

using equipment that could be sensitive to

external radio frequency energy. Follow any

regulations or rules in force.

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject to

interference, which could affect their

performance.

Failure to comply with the following

precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

• Bluetooth

is a registered trademark of the

Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide.

Bluetooth QD ID: B012661

•Java

is a trademark or registered

trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

• Picsel and Picsel Viewer

are trademarks of

Picsel Technologies, Inc.

• Windows Media

Player

is a registered

trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any

area and always switch off your phone

whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it

may cause interference or danger.

Water resistance

Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it

dry.

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to your

ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the

antenna when the phone is switched on.

Emergency calls

Key in the emergency number for your

present location, then press .

Keep your phone away from small

children

Keep the phone and all its parts, including

accessories, out of the reach of small

children.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and

accessories, such as headsets and PC data

cables. Use of any unauthorised accessories

could damage you or your phone and may

be dangerous.

Use of authorised software

Use only Samsung-authorised software. The

use of any unauthorised software could

damage your phone.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair

your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see

"Health and safety information" on page 47.

• The phone could explode if the battery is

replaced with an incorrect type.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

At very high volumes, prolonged

listening to a headset can damage

your hearing.

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About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with

condensed information about how to use

your phone.

In this guide, the following instruction icons

appear:

Indicates that you need to pay

careful attention to the subsequent

information regarding safety or

phone features.

→

Indicates that you need to press

the Navigation keys to scroll to the

specified option and then select it.

[ ] Indicates a key on the phone.

For example, [ ]

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function

is displayed on the phone screen.

For example, <

•3G

Your phone is capable of

operating in a 3G

environment, allowing

much greater data transfer

speed, video streaming,

and video conferencing.

Special

features of your phone

• Multimedia gate

Use the phone functions

and the multimedia player

functions separately, by

switching your phone’s

dual display.

• Synchronisation with

Windows Media Player

Transfer music files to your

phone directly from the

Windows Media Player.

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•Media player

Play media files on your

phone. You can enjoy high

quality videos and music.

• Camera and camcorder

Use the camera module on

your phone to take a photo

or record a video.

•Java

Enjoy Java-based

embedded games and

download new games.

•Phone to TV

View photos and video

clips captured with the

phone on your TV screen.

•Bluetooth

Transfer media files and

personal data, and connect

to other devices using

wireless Bluetooth

technology.

• File viewer

Open documents in various

formats on the phone

without corruption.

•Web browser

Access the wireless web to

get up-to-the-minute

information and a wide

variety of media content.

•Email

Send and receive emails

with images, video, and

audio attachments.

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Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Get started 6

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone ................. 6

Power on or off......................................... 7

Phone layout ............................................ 7

Switch between Phone mode and Multimedia

Player mode............................................. 8

Keys and icons ......................................... 8

Access menu functions ............................ 11

Enter text .............................................. 12

Customise your phone............................. 15

Step outside the phone 17

Begin with call functions, web browser,

messaging, and other special features

Make or answer calls ............................... 17

Browse the web...................................... 18

Use Phonebook....................................... 19

Send messages ...................................... 19

View messages ....................................... 21

Use Bluetooth ......................................... 21

Switch applications .................................. 23

Use a leather case................................... 23

Reset the phone...................................... 24

Multimedia player functions 25

Use multimedia functions: the music player,

camera, media album, and document viewer

Use the multimedia player keys................. 25

Play music.............................................. 26

Use the camera....................................... 32

View photos and videos in Album .............. 37

Use the video player ................................ 38

Change multimedia player settings ............ 38

View documents...................................... 39

Menu functions 40

All menu options listed

Health and safety information 47

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1 Call log

2 Phonebook

1 Search for contacts

2 Create contact

3 Groups

4 My namecard

5 Copy all

6 Service number

7 Phonebook settings

8 Memory status

3 Bluetooth

4 Browser

1 Home

2 Enter URL

3 Bookmarks

4 Saved pages

5 History

6 Advanced

7 Browser settings

5 Messages

1 Create message

2 Inbox

3 Email inbox

4 Drafts

5 Outbox

6 Sentbox

7 Templates

8 Voice mail

9 Delete all

10 Message settings

11 Memory status

6 My files

1 Images

2 Videos

3 Sounds

4 Games & more

5 Other files

6 Memory status

7 Applications

1 Calendar

2 Memo

3 Task

4 Voice recorder

5 World clock

6 Calculator

7 Convertor

8 Timer

9 Stopwatch

10 SIM application

toolkit

11 Memory status

8 Alarms

9 Settings

1 Phone settings

2 Display settings

3 Message settings

4 Call settings

5 Phonebook settings

6 Network settings

7 Security

8 Memory settings

9 Master reset

10 Phone information

1. Available only if supported

by your USIM or SIM card.

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press <

> in Idle mode.

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Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

• Travel adapter

• Battery

•User’s Guide

You can obtain various accessories from

your local Samsung dealer.

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the

phone

• The items supplied with your phone and

the accessories available at your

Samsung dealer may vary, depending on

your country or service provider.

• Use the purchased accessories with only

Samsung-authorised devices. The use of

these accessories with other devices could

cause problems and any repair costs

would not be covered by the warranty.

Improperly connecting the adapter can

cause serious damage to the phone. Any

damages by misuse are not covered by the

warranty.

With the triangle facing

the front of your phone

FRONT FRONT

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Power on or off

Phone layout

Front view

Rear view

Switch on

1. Press and hold [ ].

2. If necessary, enter the

PIN and press

Confirm

Switch off

Press and hold [ ].

Multimedia

player display

Right navigation/

soft key

Option key

Left navigation/

soft key

Menu exit key

Memory card slot

Camera key

Confirm key

Screen switch/

Keypad lock

You can lock the keypad to prevent any

unwanted phone operations from

accidentally pressing any of the keys. In Idle

mode, slide up. To unlock the keypad,

slide down halfway.

Special

function keys

Camera lens

Phone display

Dial key

Alphanumeric

keys

Left soft key

Microphone

Video call key

Volume keys

Multi-function

jack

Menu access/

Confirm key

Navigation keys

(Up/Down/Left/

Right)

Application

switch key

Power on/off/

Menu exit key

Earpiece

Delete key

Right soft key

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Get started

Switch between Phone mode

and Multimedia Player mode

Your phone provides you with entertaining

multimedia functions, as well as traditional

phone functions.

When you switch on your phone, it goes into

traditional Phone mode using the small

display on the rear side.

To switch the phone to Multimedia Player

mode to use multimedia player functions,

slide down. The larger screen on the front

side turns on.

Keys and icons

Phone keys

Perform the function indicated on

the bottom line of the display.

Make a video call.

Open the application switch

window to access other

applications without exiting the

current application.

In Idle mode, access your

favourite menus directly.

In Menu mode, scroll through

menu options.

In Idle mode, access Menu

mode.

In Menu mode, select the

highlighted menu option or

confirm input.

Delete characters from the

display or items in an

application.

Make or answer a call.

In Idle mode, retrieve the

numbers recently dialled,

missed, or received.

Press and hold to switch the

phone on or off.

End a call.

In Menu mode, cancel input and

return the phone to Idle mode.

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Multimedia player keys

Common keys

Enter numbers, letters, and

some special characters.

In Idle mode, press and hold [

]

to access your voicemail server.

Press and hold [

] to enter an

international call prefix.

Enter special characters or

perform special functions.

In Idle mode, press and hold [ ]

to activate or deactivate the

Silent profile. Press and hold [ ]

to enter a pause between

numbers.

Scroll through items or perform a

specific function, according to

your actions: dragging, pressing,

or holding.

Select the highlighted menu

option or confirm input.

Take a photo, record a video, or

begin music playback.

In Idle mode, press and hold to

turn on the camera.

In Camera mode, take a photo or

record a video.

Slide down to switch between

Phone mode and Multimedia

Player mode.

Slide up to lock the keys, or slide

down halfway to unlock the keys.

Adjust the phone volume.

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Get started

Icons

The following icons may appear on the top

line of the screen to indicate your phone’s

status. Depending on your country or

service provider, the icons shown on the

display may vary.

Signal strength

GPRS (2.5G) network

Connecting to GPRS (2.5G)

network

EDGE network

Connecting to EDGE network

UMTS (3G) network

Connecting to UMTS (3G)

network

HSDPA (3G+) network

Connecting to HSDPA (3G+)

network

Call in progress

Out of your service area

Video call in progress

Roaming network

Music playback in progress

Music playback paused

Bluetooth active

Bluetooth hands-free car kit or

headset connected

Browsing Internet

Connected to secured web page

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Access menu functions

In Phone mode

New message:

•: Text message

• : Multimedia message

•: Email

•: Push

• : Configuration message

Profile setting

•: Normal

• : Silent

•: Car

•: Meeting

• : Outdoor

• : Offline

Alarm set

Battery power level

Select an

option

1. Press a desired soft key.

2. Press the Navigation keys

to move to the next or

previous option.

3. Press <

Select

> or [

]

to confirm the function

displayed or option

highlighted.

4. Press <

Back

> to move

up one level.

Press [ ] to return to

Idle mode.

Use menu

numbers

Press the number key

corresponding to the option

you want.

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Get started

In Multimedia Player mode

You can access menu functions and options

by touching or dragging on the multimedia

player keys. Further details are described in

“Multimedia player functions” on page 25.

Enter text

Entering text is only available in Phone mode.

If you select an option requiring text input in

Multimesdia Player mode, slide down to

switch the screen to the phone display.

Change the

text input

mode

1. In the text entry screen,

press the right soft key.

2. Select the mode you

want.

Pinyin

mode

To enter a word:

1. Press the keys

corresponding to the

phonetic spelling,

referring to the letters

printed on the keys.

2. Press [Left] or [Right] to

select alternative pinyins

for the keys you have

pressed.

3. To enter a phrase, press

[ ] to insert the delimiter

and continue entering the

next pinyins.

4. If you cannot find the

character you want from

the display, press [Up] or

[Down] to scroll through

the word choices.

5. Press [

] to activate the

character selection field. A

number, from 1 to 4, is

added to each character.

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6. Press the number key

corresponding to the

character you want.

To use the tones:

1. Press the keys

corresponding to the

pinyin of the letter you

need.

2. If necessary, press [Left]

or [Right] to select the

pinyin.

3. Press [] for tones.

4. If you cannot find the

character you want from

the display, press [Up] or

[Down] to scroll through

word choices.

5. Press [

] to activate the

character selection field.

6. Press a key, [

] to [

corresponding to the

character.

Predictive text

When you enter a character,

your phone displays

additional characters that are

commonly used to make

words and phrases. This helps

you enter phrases or words

with minimal key presses.

Stroke

mode

To enter a word:

1. Press the keys that

correspond to a

character’s component

strokes.

Press keys in the order

that you would write the

strokes, using one press

per stroke.

2. Press [Up] or [Down] to

scroll through the choices.

3. To select a character and

add it to your message,

press the corresponding

key, [

] to [].

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Get started

Stroke

mode

Predictive text

When you enter a character,

your phone displays

additional characters that are

commonly used to make

words and phrases. This helps

you enter phrases or words

with minimal key presses.

T9 English

mode

To enter a word:

1. Press [

] to [

]

to start

entering a word. Press

each key once for each

letter.

2. Enter the whole word

before editing or deleting

characters.

3. When the word displays

correctly, go to step 4.

Otherwise, press [

] to

display alternative word

choices for the keys that

you have pressed.

4. Press [ ] to insert a

space and enter the next

word.

English

mode

To enter a word:

Press the appropriate key

until the character you want

appears on the display.

To enter the same letter twice

or to enter a different letter

on the same key, press

[Right] or wait until the

cursor moves to the right.

Then, enter the next letter.

Number

mode

To enter a word:

Press the keys corresponding

to the digits you want.

Symbol

mode

To enter a word:

Press the corresponding

number key to select the

symbol you want.

Other

operations

• Press [

] to enter special

characters

• Press [ ] to change case

in English mode or T9

English mode.

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Customise your phone

• Press [ ] to insert a

space between characters

when the pinyin input field

is empty.

• Press and hold [ ] to

switch to Symbol mode.

• Press the Navigation keys

to move the cursor.

• Press [

] to delete

characters one by one.

• Press and hold [

] to clear

the dispaly.

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings

→

Phone

settings

→

Language

→

Screen text

2. Select a language.

3. Press <

Save

Display

language

To change the profile

properties:

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings

→

Phone

settings

→

Phone

profiles

2. Scroll to the sound profile

you are using.

3. Press <

Options

> and

select

Edit

4. Select

Voice call

ringtone

and select a

ringtone for voice calls.

5. Select

V-call ringtone

and select a ringtone for

video calls.

6. Press <

Options

> and

select

Save

Call ringer

melody

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Get started

To change the sound profile:

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings

→

Phone

settings

→

Phone

profiles

2. Select the profile you

want.

3. Press <

Options

> and

select

Save

In Idle mode, press [ / ] to

adjust the key tone volume.

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings

→

Display

settings

→

Main display

→

Wallpaper

2. Scroll to an image folder.

3. Select an image.

Key tone

volume

Idle mode

wallpaper

4. Slide down to switch the

screen to the multimedia

player display.

5. Press [ ] and select

Set

→

Wallpaper

6. Press [ ].

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings

→

Phone

settings

→

Shortcuts

2. Select a key.

3. Select a menu to be

assigned to the key.

4. Press <

Save

You can activate the Silent

profile to avoid disturbing

other people. In Idle mode,

press and hold [ ].

shortcuts

Silent

profile

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Step outside the phone

Begin with call functions, web browser,

messaging, and other special features

Make or answer calls

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings

→

Security

→

Change phone

password

2. Enter the default

password,

00000000

and press <

Confirm

3. Enter a new 4- to 8-digit

password and press

Confirm

4. Enter the new password

again and press

Confirm

5. Select

Phone lock

6. Select

Enable

7. Enter the password and

press <

Confirm

Phone lock

To make a voice call:

1. In Idle mode, enter an

area code and phone

number.

2. Press [ ].

Press [ / ] to adjust the

volume.

3. Press [ ] to end the

call.

To ma k e a vi deo ca ll :

1. In Idle mode, enter an

area code and phone

number.

2. Press [ ].

3. Press [ ] to end the

call.

Make a call

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Model: SGH-F508

Category: Mobile phones

Type: User manual

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